Barton County democrat. [volume] (Great Bend, Kan.) 1885-1915, 1887-06-30

| ness was used for the horses, which were
otherwise decorated with royal blue I'D
bons All the servants were In state NV
cries of scarlet and gold The otner car.
| riages coz tanning Members OF the roya
family were OF gorgeous charac1er'
The procession proceeded at smar
walking pace to Constitution Hill, anc
then ad opted a moro deliberate gait
Owing to the late spring, the beautf.
l full green of the avenue trees, the SWEEP
| odor OF the hawthornes and the spIendl1
| uniforms of the military, coupled with
| the enthusiasm of the crowd made the
occasion one Of refreshing enchantment
The procession slowly made its way un
! til the Wellington arch was reached, anc
| then the first introduction to the London
| streets ensued.. Emerging from the well
ington arch, the first to greet the Queen
| were the convalescent patients and others
at the St George Hospital, which was
| packed from basement to roof, seats hav'
| ing been erected for thousands over tne
| roof of the hospital.
On reaching PIccadIlly the Queen was
seen to look up at ApsIey House, and as
| she passed the mansions OF her immedl-
| ate friends she glazed somewhat hastily
| at their abodes, more especially when
| passing the Duke of Cambridge's, Baron
| Rothschilds', Baroness Burdett-Couts' and
John Brights old apartments.
Itwas not until Devonshire House was
| reached that the Queen began to realize
the grand preparations made to greet
her. Here the Marquis of Harting ton
| had a spacious gallery erected from
| which many hundreds of gaily dressed
ladies waved their handkerchiefs and
cheered the Queen.
Facing Devons hire House another G /
gantic booth had been erected, and from
| this point to Westminster every point OF
vantage had been seized by contractors
| to fix seats. Shop fronts and first floors
| rented at from e30 to ESQ, and in some
cases evan more.
The front of the Burlington Arcade, the
| Royal Academy, ths Egyptian Hall, st.
| James Parish church, (where ten thousand
hildren were seated, and sang GOD
Save the Queen.") and the Musuem of
Geology, were all packed with human be-
| ings.
On reaching Regent Circle where six
main streets converge, the sight was
| memorial BILE one, the streets being all
splendldly decorated with flowers, flags,
evergreens, etc. The Imposing building
of Swan q Edgar's great drapery store;
the County Fire office; the Cafe Monico;
the London Pavilion and the world-famed
Criterion restaurant were one sea OF
heads. Many of the shops hereabouts
Hdu luelt ITOHJS TeAOVcQ anu dAs
boudoirs framed in their places.
The procession, as viewed from the
Duke of York's column, passing down
the hill from the circle to Pail Mall, east,
was a remarkable sight. The shouts of
the crowd were hear from the top of tho
column as one vast roar.
Many American ladies and gentlemen
had secured seats in the palatial estab-
lishment of Howell and Samis, in Water
nla iNin in III Si1S I'm
as keenly as the Britishers:
Passing around Pail Mall, east, large
gallery was erected over the colonnade of
her Males .y's theater, while five hundred
chairs at from three TO five guineas each
were all filed, at the Waterloo House
in Cockspur street
Trafalgar Square, was now reached,
and everywshere one looked nothing but
heads We're to be viewed. The crowd
was tremendous, and completely eclipsed
any that has assent led at political gath
erings of recent years The steps and
lions of the Nelson column were packed
with people, whilst the roofs and steps of
st. Martins Church, and the steps of
the National gallery were black.
After crossing Trafalgar square. where
the police had great difficulty in keeping
the people back, the proce ssion gradually
approached. North um berland avenue,
which on its southwest side is mainly
covered with two gigantic hotels. viz:
The Hotel Victoria and tho Hotel Metro
pole. These as VOL as the newly erected
Constitutional were packed.
On reaching the Thames emban kment
the procession had to make a detour al
most at right angles. From the new Ma
tional Liberal Club to st. Stephens Gu b
the enthusiasm was indescribable. The
mob clambered up the trees, and some
were badly injured. All along the en-
bankm emit, where not occupied by put
gardens, seats and galleries had been
erected.
On turning into Bridge street, around
st. Stephens Club, Her Majesty obtained
full view of the Abbey and the prepare
tions made in Parliament Square. The
| ground floor of the Abbey was concealed
| by the lofty grand stand caile1 st. Mar
| garets,' the seats of which were sold for
| five guineas each. Another block of seats
called the Canning stand, accommo-
date 1,400 people. All around
the square and even across the
! river at st. Thomas hospital windows
| were crowded with a living mass.
| After passing through the yes Thule II err
| Majesty was conducted to the grand dais
under the Lantern Tower. She was sur
| rounded by thirtytwo members of the
| royal family The scene in the Abbey
| when the Queen entered was dnzzljng
| AOh pOOplO WCIO SedtSu 1n0y
| all arose The women discarded their
| wraps and revealed the full splendor Of
| their beauty and attire. Three tiers of
| galleries had been built in the Abbey
| with seats for 10000. The peers and their
| wives were seated in the south transept;
the ambassadors and diplomatic corps
were seated right and left of the peers
members of the House of Comm ons were
placed in the north transept. The seats
for members of the reigning families OF
Europe, etc., were within the communion
| rails.
| All the great learned societies and COR
| porations were repres ented, while the no
| tables OF the law, science, art and agri-
culture and workingmen's representa-
tives from all parts of the United King
| dom had seats duly allotted them. The
| Queen was evidently profoundly i'm